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Agbonlahor Calls Man United’s Šeško a Coward For Delaying His Penalty
Former Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor has slammed Manchester United’s new signing Benjamin Šeško, branding him a coward after the club’s Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town.
United were knocked out by the League Two side on penalties after fighting back from two goals down to draw 2-2. The shootout ended 12-11, with several United players missing their efforts, including new arrival Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
Šeško, however, only stepped up as the 10th taker, after almost every other outfield player had already taken theirs, something Agbonlahor believes showed a lack of confidence.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the former England striker mocked the Slovenian forward, saying a team’s main striker should be among the first to step forward, not hiding until the end.
“How can your star striker let all the defenders take their penalties before him, then finally step up when the pressure is almost over?” Agbonlahor said. “For me, that’s cowardly.”
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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